Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010101982025 2025:GAU-AS:15660 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/2871/2025 ARPANA SARMAH D/O- MITRA DEV SARMAH,SONAKI ENCLAVE, BONGAON PATH, P.S- BASISTHA, KAMRUP METRO, ASSAM VERSUS THE BODOLAND UNIVERSITY AND 10 OTHERS REP BY THE REGISTRAR, DEBAGAON, KOKRAJHAR, ASSAM 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE CHANCELLOR OF BODOLAND UNIVERSITY RAJ BHAWAN GUWAHATI-01 3:THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION REP. BY THE CHAIRPERSON BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG NEW DELHI-02 4:THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER (UNDE RTI) BODOLAND UNIVERSITY KOKRAJHAR PIN-783370 5:THE FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY (UNDER RTI) BODOLAND UNIVERSITY KOKRAJHAR PIN-783370 6:THE STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION ASSAM REP. BY THE STATE CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER Page No.# 2/3 GADAPANI PATH PANJABARI GUWAHATI-37 7:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT I- BLOCK GUWAHATI-06 8:THE SECRETARY DEPTT. OF PERSONNEL ND TRAINING GOVT. OF INDIA NORTH BLOCK NEW DELHI-01 9:VARNALI DEKA DISTRICT COMMISSIONER NALBARI ASSAM PIN-781335 10:PROF A.I CHANU DEAN OF COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES BODOLAND UNIVERSITY KOKRAJHAR PIN-783370 11:DR. A DEBNATH HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BODOLAND UNIVERSITY KOKRAJHAR PIN-78337 Advocate for the Petitioner : MD S HOQUE, MR. M DEKA Advocate for the Respondent : SC, BODOLAND UNIVERSITY, GA, ASSAM,DY.S.G.I. BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NELSON SAILO ORDER Date : 19.11.2025 Heard Mr. S. Hoque, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. K. K. Dey, learned counsel for the respondent No.1 and Mr. D. Deka, learned counsel for the respondent No.6. Page No.# 3/3 [2.] By filing this writ petition, the petitioner has projected her grievance which is to the effect that the appeal filed by her before the State Chief Information Commissioner, Assam in the month of February and May has not been considered and disposed of till date. [3.] Mr. D. Deka, learned counsel for the respondent No.6 on instructions submits that there is no specific time frame prescribed for considering and disposing of a second appeal under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The Commission at the present is considering the appeals filed in the year 2024 and that the appeal of the petitioner can only be considered as per its own turn. He however submits that if a direction is given by this Court, the respondent authority would definitely comply with the same. [4.] Considering the above submission and without expressing anything on merit, the writ petition is disposed of by directing the Second Appellate Authority to consider the appeal filed by the petitioner in the month of February and May, 2025 as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of 2(two) months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. [5.] With the above direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant